Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving

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The Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving was a U.S. federal advisory body established in the early 1980s to study alcohol-impaired driving and recommend national policies and reforms to reduce drunk driving fatalities.

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instanceOf United States federal advisory commission
government commission
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
appointedBy President Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedOrAbolished 1983
field alcohol policy
criminal justice policy
highway safety
public health
traffic safety
follows Presidential Task Force on Drunk Driving NERFINISHED
hasEffect contributed to reductions in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in subsequent years
raised national awareness of drunk driving as a major public safety issue
hasMember Mothers Against Drunk Driving representatives
judicial and legal professionals
law enforcement representatives
public health experts
state government officials
traffic safety experts
hasPurpose to encourage reforms in state and local drunk driving laws
to raise public awareness of the dangers of drunk driving
to recommend national policies to reduce drunk driving fatalities
to study alcohol-impaired driving in the United States
inception 1982
influenced national highway safety policy on impaired driving
state drunk driving legislation in the 1980s
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mainSubject alcohol-impaired driving
drunk driving
partOf United States national effort to reduce drunk driving fatalities in the 1980s
producedWork final report on drunk driving in the United States
recommendation encouraging states to adopt uniform drunk driving standards
enhancing public education campaigns about drunk driving
improving data collection on alcohol-related crashes
increasing enforcement of drunk driving laws
lowering legal blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers
strengthening penalties for repeat drunk driving offenders
reportsTo President of the United States
United States Department of Transportation NERFINISHED

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National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 influencedBy Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving